Injury Report: Post Season
Good news Raiders fans - The Green Machine will head into the start of the 2016 season with a fully fit roster with only Blake Austin and Sia Soliola on restricted contact training during the pre-season.
Shannon Boyd, Edrick Lee, Josh Papalii and Paul Vaughan all have minor injuries that forced them to pull out of the Prime Minister’s XIII however the quartet will all be fit for Round 1 of the 2016 season.
The club also has no suspensions to contend with as Leilua’s two match suspension issued in Round 25 will be served in Round 26 and in a pre-season trial.
NAME: Blake Austin
INJURY: Shoulder
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Austin has undergone surgery for a shoulder injury and will be carefully eased back into contact and upper body weights training once pre-season training commences.
NAME: Shannon Boyd
INJURY: Shoulder
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Boyd was managing an ongoing shoulder injury in the latter half of 2015 and was advised by club medical staff to pull out of the Prime Minister’s XIII as the injury needs time to settle.
NAME: Lachlan Croker
INJURY: Shoulder
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Croker has recovered well from a shoulder reconstruction and will resume full training before Christmas.
NAME: Edrick Lee
INJURY: Shoulder
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Like Boyd, Lee was managing an ongoing shoulder injury for most of 2015 and was advised by club medical staff to pull out of the Prime Minister’s XIII as the injury needs time to settle.
NAME: Joey Leilua
INJURY: Suspended
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Leilua was suspended in Round 25 for two matches however he will be free to play in Round 1 2016 as he will have served his suspension in Round 26 and in a pre-season trial.
NAME: Josh Papalii
INJURY: Knee
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Papalii was managing an ongoing knee injury for most of 2015 and was advised by club medical staff to pull out of the Prime Minister’s XIII as the injury needs time to settle.
NAME: Sia Soliola
INJURY: Cheekbone
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Soliola has undergone surgery on his cheekbone and will be carefully eased back into contact training once pre-season training commences.
NAME: Paul Vaughan
INJURY: Shin
DUE BACK: Round 1 2016
NOTE: Vaughan was forced to pull out of the Prime Minister’s XIII as he needed screws pulled out of his shin and the injury needs time to settle.
